Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-28
The NEWS OF MANCHESTER.
Celebrating ~. Johns Dsy-Christ.
mas Netss-PersOnai. &c.


Manchester Lodge, No. j., A.. L. and
A.. NJ, last night gave q supper in
celebration of st. Johns Day. The GUS
tom has been observed by this time
honored lodge for many years, and those
who have ever been present on one Of
these occasions know just what they
mean. This one WAS in full keeping
with its predecessors The attendance
was large, including many members of
the craft from Richmond, and all had a
pleasant time.
Stuart Lodge OF Odd-Fellows also had
n supper last night, and good one it
was. Before supper was served, how
ever, considerable business was disposed
Of The lodge raised good purse, to
be sent to Petersburg to the widow Of
one of its former members.
CHRISTMAS NOTES.
The people OF Manchester enjoyed
Christmas on Monday. and Yesterday
they were ready to return to business.
IN many cases, however. they had to
take holiday, and will continue to do so
until next Tuesday, as many of the work
shops and foundres have closed until
then. As an evidence of the orderly
manner in which Christmas was spent
there we're only few tnhing cases be-
fore the Mayors Court yesterday morn
ing, and his Honor dealt meIcifully with
these.
Mr.. BRYAN was very generous In max
ipr Christmas gifts to the drivers and
the other employees on the street rail
way. The amount placed in the envel-
opes OF the different men varied accord
ing TO the number OF days that they lost
from work during the year One driver
received nearly S2i, and had he not
been sick most of one month he would
have gotten even more.
The infant class of the Central Metho-
dist church Sunday school had Christ
mas tree Monday afternoon, and all OF
the little ones were made the happy re-
cipients of pretty presents.
Last night there was n magic-lanten
exhibition at the West End Methodist
church, after which there was a distribu-
ton Of prizes among the Sunday-school
scholars.
OFFICERS OF DALE LODGE.
At regular meeting OF Dale Lodge,
No. 593, knights Of Honor, held Mon
day night, the following officers were
elected: Past Dictator, $. H. Owens,
Jr. Dictator, 7. h. Russell Nice-Dicta-
tor, William Cook Assistant Dictator
4. Cary Gibbs; Reporter, j. b.
Vaughan Financial Reporter, W. L.
Pitt Treasurer, ID. J. Weisiger; Guide,
w. If. CARRIER; Chaplain, G. W. Cook ;
Guardian. II. A. Baugh; Sentinel, VIII
liam Walsh. Trustees-H. Fitzgerald,
W. II. CARRIER, and William Walsh.
Representative to Grand Lodge, L. W.
Bass Alternate, w. i. Pitt. This lodge
is in excellent condition. 1t was or
ganized in April, 1877, and has paid out
to widows of deceased members since
that time $4,000.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. David Brooks and wife, OF At
lanta, formerly of this city, came on to
spend the holidays.
Mr.. Willie Moody, who is studying
pharmacy in Philadelphia, where he also
has a position in drug house, and who
came home for Christmas, left on the
G:20 train yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. John Viles, who died in New
York on Saturday last and whose funeral
took place from st. Johns church in
Richmond. married daughter OF the
late Jesse Whitehead, Of this city.
Mr.. y, B. Robertson, who has been
transferred from the freight department
of the Richmond aud Petersburg rail-
road in Richmond to the head of the
freight department in Petersburg, will
ren,nun 10 Tho hitter city next week.